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I love The Washington Post, deep in my bones. Last month marked my 40th year of proud work for the institution, in the newsroom and in the Opinions section. I have never been more disappointed in the newspaper than I am today, with the tragically flawed decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential race.At a moment when The Post should have been stepping forward to sound the clarion call about the multiple dangers that Donald Trump poses to the nation and the world, it has chosen instead to pull back. That is the wrong choice at the worst...

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, lashed out at Ukraine and South Korea on Tuesday in the wake of reports that Pyongyang is sending troops to Russia, calling the two countries "bad dogs bred by the U.S." and threatening to unleash nuclear weapons. In her statement to the Korean Central News Agency, the dictator’s sister warned that a "military provocation against a nuclear weapons state" could lead to a "horrible" and "unimaginable" situation. She scorned Seoul and Kyiv's "reckless remarks" about states with nuclear weapons — which she repeatedly said North Korea has — describing...